Looks like Kizuna is up there.
International Space Fellowship
Includes a half-dozen launch photos.
Excerpts from log:
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9:23 GMT (4:23 am EST): Successful separation of KIZUNA.
9:22 GMT (4:22 am EST): Second stage engine shutdown. The rocket has done its work and KIZUNA will be separated in about one minute.
9:19 GMT (4:19 am EST): The second stage reignited and will burn for about 3 minutes.
9:07 GMT (4:07 am EST): Shut-down of the upper stage. The rocket now enters a cruise phase. The second stage engine will be fired for the second time in about 12 minutes.
9:01 GMT (4:01 am EST): Main engine cutoff and separation of the first stage. The second cryogenic stage ignited. The upper stage will now make its first burn for over 5 minutes.
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8:55 GMT (3:55 am EST): Liftoff of the H-IIA rocket carrying KIZUNA into GTO.
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AP: Japan Launches Internet Satellite
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Japan has yet to join the lucrative international satellite market, and Kizuna, which should be in operation for five years, is not intended for commercial use. Its large H-2A rocket is one of the most advanced and reliable in the world — Saturday's was its eighth straight successful launch.
Japan launched its first satellite in 1970 and has achieved several major scientific coups in space — including launching a probe that collected samples from an asteroid.
Japan is racing to catch up with regional rival China, which has put astronauts in space twice since 2003 and was the third country to send a human into orbit after Russia and the United States. Japan has since announced plans to send its first astronauts into space and set up a base on the moon by 2025.
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